MAD Museum

For those who love weird and exotic scientific stuff, the MAD Museum in Stratford upon Avon is a must. The MAD museum is only one of its kind in the country. This Mechanical Art and Design (MAD) Museum is a mecca for brilliant but crazy inventions from around the world. Launched in early 2012, it has been attracting audiences by the thousands every week. The museum is most renowned for it exotic pieces of kinetic Art and Automation from gifted eccentric artists from across the globe.

Here you will get to see mechanical equipment that will boggle the mind- some of the things that are impressive are the musical typewriter, the mechanized flipbooks and even a hair cutting bicycle. Most of the items at the MAD Museum have been created by scientists with a real weird outlook to life and offers a new perspective on the creativity of the human mind.

This unique museum offers everyone in the family to interact with bizarre machines, dancing 3-dimensional lasers, Hi-tech robots, IQ test machines, marble runs, absolutely witty mobile contraptions with a good measure of sound, electronics and bit of physics thrown it to make a real exciting experience.

Located just before the exit you will pass by the gift shop, which is also packed with electronic gadgets, and gizmos, windup toys, and bubble robots. The exotic toys will hopefully inspire your children to become future generation scientists. If you have always wanted to build your own drone, then this is the right place to visit.

The museum is much more than just seeing exciting gadgets- it is an educational experience packed with fun. The one thing you can rest assured is that it will be a fun day for everyone in the family.

The MAD museum is located in the center of the downtown area and is only a 5-minute walk from the railway station.

The museum is open every day of the week except Wednesdays and Christmas day. Because of regular maintenance, do call their hotline before visiting because sometimes the museum is closed for repairs.